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Tech Xplore / Space shuttle lessons: Backtracks can create breakthroughs

What does the space shuttle have in common with the original iPhone? According to Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of management of Texas McCombs, they're both breakthrough inventions that integrate webs of interdependent ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Sargasso Sea shift reveals dramatic decline in some historic seaweed populations

A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has found that certain populations of the seaweed sargassum have experienced a significant decline over the past decade, even as increased ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Key kidney sensor that helps control fluid balance identified

A new study has identified a critical "pressure sensor" inside the kidney that helps the body control blood pressure and fluid levels. The finding helps explain how the kidneys sense changes in blood volume—something scientists ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Young mountain lions face barriers from roads and development across California

Previous research set off alarm bells by showing that mountain lion populations across California are more different genetically than normal for a wide-roaming predator. New findings published in Frontiers in Ecology and ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI center in Australia

ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data center operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI center in Sydney.

Dec 5, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Tech Xplore / Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.

Dec 4, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / Waste management in spider mites reveals evolutionary insights into arthropod social behavior

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered the adaptive significance of the remarkable waste-management behavior in the social spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus, a tiny herbivorous arthropod that lives in cooperative ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Ancient quakes along 150-mile fault system in Nepal revealed

A common misconception about research is that it takes place in climate-controlled labs with microscopes, beakers, and Bunsen burners. While that is true for many fields, obtaining geoscience data can demand fieldwork in ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Genetic variant may explain why some children with myocarditis develop heart failure

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a study published in Circulation ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / K'gari's world famous lakes could be at risk of drying

K'gari is the world's largest sand island and known for its world-famous lakes, but research from the University of Adelaide has discovered its largest lakes could be vulnerable to drying.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Bat study shows motherhood comes with a cost, but not for all

Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood accelerate aging? Researchers at University College Dublin and the University of Bristol have tackled these questions by studying an exceptional population ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Ancient genetics and modern pollutants could provide a clue to endometriosis risk

A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common present-day chemicals could explain why some women are more likely to develop endometriosis.

Dec 4, 2025 in Genetics